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His
condition was first identified by a psychiatrist named Dr. Williamson,
who attended him in 1984 when he was institutionalized for assault with a
spear gun and attempted suicide. At the time he was on welfare,
received because he was deemed 'disabled.;'

Dr. Williamson's comment is included, quoted by Montagu's his own solicitor, in a court transcript, bottom of page 9. Montagu was then facing charges of assault against his wife and at least one police officer.

His
behavior as a child was disruptive, according to sources who knew him.
He was expelled twenty times from the school he attended in Beverly
Hills and from every other school where he was placed. He failed to
develop relationships with either of his siblings, both of whom grew up
to live normal, stable lives.

His
relationship with his mother is one of demanding his needs be serviced
while he provides nothing in return. He has borrowed money from his
sister, Emma, and never repaid the funds.

Borrowing
money from others, or receiving services, activates a strategy which
his former wife,Wendy Buford, saw played out many times.

After
receiving funds or services Montagu distances himself from the
individual, who he vilifies. He then picks a fight, and refuses to
carry through with his promise for payment, repayment. It is always
their fault, never his. He never acknowledges any fault. This is the
concept of 'splitting,' they are either all good, when they are being
used, or all bad, when he is finished with them.

When
found out in a crime he blames others. He claims to have been set up
or tells people it is a case of mistaken identity. This frequently
works for him because he is titled, and because, as a psychopath, he
shares the attribute of the condition of showing no sense of guilt or
shame. He lies smoothly and constantly, remaking reality as he believes
it will work to persuade his victim to perform as he wants. He always
positions himself as the victim. This is the Turn Around.

All successful con men are psychopaths. Police in Australia identified him as a "highly successful con-man,' by the time he was 29 years of age, this remark memorialized in an article written about him in the Australian Post
in May of 1991. This classification of psychopath is not necessarily
violent, but is, nonetheless, psychopathic. Murderers such as Paul
Bernardo, Clifford Olson, John Wayne Gacy may be serial killers,
smiling as they murder, but most psychopaths, such as Montagu, are
subclinical, the term used by Robert Hare, the recognized world expert on psychopathy. These individuals are are also dangerous and unpredictable, again according to Hare.

The source of psychopathy is in the brain itself. A study
carried out at the University of Wisconsin-Madison by researchers found
a variance while studying images of prisoners’ brains. These revealed
that psychopaths have reduced connections between the ventromedial
prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), the part of the brain responsible for
sentiments such as empathy and guilt, and the amygdala, reconciling
fear and anxiety.

Because
psychopaths do not feel emotions or empathy they do not experience love
or guilt. Normal humans reference emotional states and their actions
and choices are dictated and limited by their feelings. A normal
individual cannot lie without experiencing anxiety. A psychopath feels
no anxiety when he is lying, for him lying is normal behavior.

Psychopaths
who are subclinical formulate their strategies for getting what they
want from experimenting with what works to accomplish their goals.

Montagu
routinely threatens violence and has been violent, witness his several
convictions for assault in Australia. He, however, learned to modify
the amount of violence to ensure he would not again face
incarceration.

This
did not stop him from seeking out someone to eliminate his wife, Wendy,
when they were going through a divorce in 2007. Fortunately for her,
the individual, who was not psychopathic, called her and warned her what
had been offered him. Her call to local detectives made this course too
risky for Montagu to pursue.

When
evicted for non-payment of rent or of a mortgage, he focuses anger on
the landlord, routinely destroying the property. This has included
pouring cement down the toilets. according to his present wife Laura.
With Montagu the barrage of such behavior was constant and consistent,
according to his wife of 15 years, Wendy Buford Montagu.

Since Montagu never had a job it was his wife's income from her job which was garnisheed.

Whatever
happens is always blamed on someone else. This was true of his
childhood and, as you read articles written about him over his life time
you see this has been consistent. He shows no sense of shame, no
empathy, no compassion.

Judge
Margaret McMurdo, before whom Montagu appeared in Australia for
stealing and selling rental cars, advised him to continue his
psychiatric care, "You need it," she commented. It has been noted he
lives in a fantasy world and does not relate to reality.

During
the 80's and 90's psychiatry believed psychopaths could be 'cured.'
This hopeful assessment has now been largely abandoned due to the
insights gained through the work of Robert Hare, Ph.D., who has
demonstrated the fact psychopaths receiving counseling benefit, but only
by becoming more effective psychopaths.

Laura Anne Smith Montagu

Laura is now 50 years of age and was raised in Michigan by her parents,
now divorced. She has siblings. Laura attended high school in Holly,
MI but probably did not graduate. She maintains contact with some
people in her class, however.

There
is no available employment record and she claims, variously, to have
been married for a short time in her early twenties and to never have
been married.

During
the summer of 2011 she claimed to have known well a group of
professionals in the medical industry who were then being prosecuted for
Medicare fraud.

Her
English skills are, demonstrably, not adequate to obtain employment in
most white collar jobs. She appears to be of average intelligence, but
not well informed on any subject.

While she was
living with Wendy Montagu, after having left Alex in October, 2008 until
December 30th of the same year, she did not attempt to find a job but
did meet with previous boy friends in an apparent attempt to find an
alternative to Alex.

When she left she told Wendy she was going to, "make the title of Duchess of Manchester," into a career. She did not specify how she would accomplish this.

In
her relationship with Alex she acts as his intermediary with the world
and his defender. He controls her by holding on to possessions she does
not want to lose and by providing an income.

Alex does not have the power to name his heir. When he dies the British crown, through their own process, will decide. If they decide Alex's presumptive heir, his son Alex, Jr., is not qualified, then the heir will be Alex's brother.

Follow both the Manchesters

Alex kicked Laura, his duchess out and she told me she was heading to Michigan to change her life and take up her real identity. I told her I would stop exposing her. Then, she attacked me again. Bad move, Laura.

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More on Manchesters

As you read through the sites below you will see references to sites where Laura spends her time posting historical information on the honorable history of the Manchesters. The family lost their wealth several generations ago and today the Duke lives on a tiny stipend which barely supports a lower middle class life style.

This is pathetic, not because they lost their wealth, that happens to people who are honorable every day.

However, to focus on the past instead of attempting to restore the family's honor is sad beyond belief.

For Alex, projecting a semblance of past wealth and stature is necessary for continuing his career as a con-artist. Alex has lived on converting the reputation of his ancestors to money, goods, and services extracted under false pretenses most of his life.

For Laura, the motive is her wish to be someone who matters.

The only things which mean anything to Laura are wealth and status, to which she, herself, has no claim except for her marriage to Alexander.

Today Laura is in her early 50s, a sad and aging woman with nothing in her life but fantasies from someone else's past.

When you read her sites remember this and pray for her. Her relationship with Alexander, 13th Duke of Manchester has cost her everything in life that lasts - and matters.